Traverse Solar System at speed of light

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to go across
the Solar System at nearly the speed of light? A recently-released enthusiastic
video tries to reconstruct the out-of-this-world experience. The ultimate trip originates
from the exterior of the sun, launching you outwards at 186,000 miles per
second (300,000kps), passing though the orbiting planets around sun, the
asteroid belt, until ultimately the sun looks as a pale glimmer among a sea of
other stars. Riding Light, a 45-minute short movie by animator Alphonse
Swinehart, succeeds in providing audiences some impression of the unbelievable enormity
of our own Solar System.If
the feeling of crossing the Solar System at the speed of light appears a bit
too long, there is always the choice to fast forward. Enjoy this stunning video
below:

Image Credit: Reuters/NASA/ESA

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Traverse Solar System at speed of light
Reviewed by Umer Abrar
on
2/04/2015
Rating: 5